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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 1:17

So. Verse 17 is the Figure of speech Symperasma. App-6 . all the generations. See the Structure, above. The first begins with the call of Abraham, and ends with the call of David the layman (1 Samuel 16:13 ). The second begins with the building of the Temple, and ends with the destruction of it. The third begins with the nation under the power of Babylon, and ends with it under the power of Rome (the first and fourth of the world-powers of Daniel 2:0 ). the: i.e. the generations given... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 1:17

Fourteen generations. This is an artificial grouping of the names to make possible their easier retention by the memory. It will be noted that Jechoniah is counted twice, being the end of the second grouping and also the beginning of the third and final grouping. McGarvey's view is typical of many. He said, "Matthew, seeing there were just 14 names in the preceding division, desired for the sake of aiding the memory, to have the same number in the next one."[21] Matthew had Scriptural precedent... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:13

Matthew 1:13. And Zorobabel begat Abiud— Among the sons of Zorobabel (which signifies a stranger in Babylon), reckoned up 1 Chronicles 3:0 there is no mention of Abiud, or his posterity; but as the Jews were very careful to keep genealogical tables of their families, St. Matthew had, in all likelihood, what he mentions here, out of some authentic genealogies preserved in the family of Joseph, whose ancestors, from Zorobabel, are likewise omitted in the genealogies extant in the Chronicles,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:16

Matthew 1:16. Jacob begat Joseph— It is a maxim among the Jews, that the family of the mother is not called a family; all their pedigrees are reckoned and deduced from the father. This is the reason why St. Matthew has here set down the genealogy of Joseph. It is also very probable, that Mary was an only daughter, and, in some degree, an heiress, and consequently obliged to marry in her own family. See Numbers 7:9. So that by giving the genealogy of Joseph, St. Matthew gives at the same time... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:17

Matthew 1:17. So all the generations, &c.— St. Matthew, designing to shew that Jesus was the Messiah, begun his genealogy at Abraham, to whom the promise was originally made that in his seed all the families of the earth should be blessed: but the succession of Christ's ancestors downward naturally resolves itself into three classes; namely, first, of private persons, from Abraham to David; next of kings, from David to Jehoiachim; and then of private persons again, from the Babylonish... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:12

12. And after they were brought to Babylon—after the migration of Babylon. Jechonias begat Salathiel—So 1 Chronicles 3:17. Nor does this contradict Jeremiah 22:30, "Thus saith the Lord, Write ye this man (Coniah, or Jeconiah) childless"; for what follows explains in what sense this was meant—"for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David." He was to have seed, but no reigning child. and Salathiel—or Shealtiel. begat Zorobabel—So Ezra 3:2; Nehemiah 12:1; Haggai 1:1. But... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:13

13-15. And Zorobabel begat Abiud, c.—None of these names are found in the Old Testament but they were doubtless taken from the public or family registers, which the Jews carefully kept, and their accuracy was never challenged. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:16

16. And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus—From this it is clear that the genealogy here given is not that of Mary, but of Joseph; nor has this ever been questioned. And yet it is here studiously proclaimed that Joseph was not the natural, but only the legal father of our Lord. His birth of a virgin was known only to a few; but the acknowledged descent of his legal father from David secured that the descent of Jesus Himself from David should never be questioned. See... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:17

17. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away—or migration. into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon—the migration of Babylon. unto Christ are fourteen generations—that is, the whole may be conveniently divided into three fourteens, each embracing one marked era, and each ending with a notable event, in the Israelitish annals. Such artificial aids to memory were familiar to the Jews, and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 1:1-17

A. The King’s genealogy 1:1-17 (cf. Luke 3:23-38)Matthew began his Gospel with a record of Jesus’ genealogy because the Christians claimed that Jesus was the Messiah promised in the Old Testament. To qualify as such He had to be a Jew from the royal line of David (Isaiah 9:6-7). Matthew’s genealogy proves that Jesus descended not only from Abraham, the father of the Israelite nation, but also from David, the founder of Israel’s royal dynasty. read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 1:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 1:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:16

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 1:1-17

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